The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-18
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= strong Arrafgnnnent Of the RPforbaa,.s
Amid spontaneous cheers the Governor
sroHs AND walked 10 the front Of tbs IA.
form 0fssr several Insfnents, which was CON
sutned in applause and passing bouquetg 70
the Governor.
had occasion, on the 18Th Of October. to
eQdfseH the Democracy OF DuRt.hitg Rnd M
3tll i w paIlshgs. q that speech, attempted
g snow the faliaBy 81 the arguments Of fbe
reform party "a this State, which IRE based
Hels4Y N one lsSue--4the pers0nal appoint
nlents 81 the present Executive III Ma gtafe
n l., e44iislallA, he facts were gtated: the
\ eontrpverbed. e'sshs
II the eageiness Of their zeal, and In the
fiithuslgsm Of their arguments, they forget
% examine each 6rse SIT u Presented. al
one statement is shown 10 be Without FONDA.
lion, they select RpO tler, and are equally IN
IQrtnnhte, as N the case Of their manned
Sonlederate soldier Of Vim, who lost his
limb, not IN any Of the great battles, Bnt in
! g saw7lAiH somewhere in lis native parish.
But teyuipath with him in his suHeripps
o. much as though be had been mainned On
some historic field. Charity in it's B,Inpathy
torgets lhe ea4ee Of misfortune. But n No
happens that I never removed bin from
( once. he had been Uppointed nsgegsor by
4 ,foN. Nlah''llA, but was removed, or failed TO
be relspgpf4nted BY Gov. .Miltz, for cause
81 a
Repeal OF the election law, when no such bill
1 ever passed the General Assembly, notwith-
atenting my recommendation TO that eject.
-. AAaothen reform orator declares, and he
aiateinept, that Abill was presented 90 Nc
Emery asilnR that convict labor be not al
lowed outside Of the Pepitenbary wallsi
egatea of la3ollflg men urged its passage!
lha AiQgefnor did not sign ifln
lhiM Ike the other statements Of the re-
furni orators, Is
fURE AND uEApUnTHakTED FICTION.
No sHch Bill ever passed.
And the same orator said thai had driven
1Woy the ooulmeroe Of New Orleans, reduced
The police force Of the city from ZOO 70 ID
penehmen, ard, given to his my brother,
| BY traudulently ngned bin, an entire par
ish IN 0 political division OF spuils, and Ibis
AZ the expense Of education, the police force
and improvements generally
Here u . reform orator who does not know
/ the alphabet Of the political divisions or the
efate who is ignorant Of the current events
| ia the State, butWho Il gifted with al mag
NATION lpxurianby wild.
Such statements are unworthy Of note and
would not be referred 10 were they not fair
| expQnents of the arguments and policy Of
! the ppeBep reform campaign.
Exception is now taken by the reformeTs
70 the name which they gave themselves
veteran Democracy. II i6 has become dis
tasteful to Them we are not TO blame for
calling them By their own chosen baptiBmal
nnme. Itlstheir privilege and prerogHtlye
h talSe new one. This opposition TO the
BemOpratic party has already masluereaed
under different nameB-the UnifoatiOn par
ty, the Peoples parry, aud the like; all Of
which have been in my recollection und in
The history Of the Hunt.st. Martin cam
paign has been 20 mach discussed that pre-
Rume you are familar with IT, It was de-
lberate attanpt to form 2 new pRrty--s re-
form party. Coy. Nichols was induced 10
give TO It tie prestige Of lds nlmeRnd the
weight OF his influence. reference to the
correspondence which occurred between this
reform party ard the regular Democratic
party will show cQnclusively that the reform
party resisted every overture made BY the
Democracy To heal differences and 10 restore
harmony. The refprnlerB we're confident of
success and III the language Of Gov. Mich
oils, II put Its foot on raeeals and 9ppeaied 10
the people Some 81 these resegls-1the real
living personRgeg who secured the monica
ton Of st. Maftin--are refor1aeis now; be-
lieYing nov, ! presume, ~ the reforlnera
preRtalle fortress IL which all shades Of
political faith, and all Ipes Of color, can
shelter themselves IL peace, III harmony, and
wi "a prospects, Of office aiid dlspenARtioQ 81
patronage. The SAME leaders IN the Hant
movement, With the accession 81 those who
haNe been deno1ninAted raHOalH By Gen. Nick
OILS are now tile head and trout Of the re-
Baf, ssyG one n The reform orators, Ien-
asayored to read them out of the party at
MQltrOe. i spoke to Ftal3Grt Democrats in
that section 81 North Louisiana, and
AZ BEHALF OF TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Iendeavored 10 bring back the erring to the
folds q the party and carefully eyolq9d q,Al1g
harsh tarElA 1lhe rank and tile-the hard
workers and lighters IF tbs partY--remeln true
and Rt0Gdfaet to its time7hoDOred principles
and uFegee and will not desert its VICTORIOUS
hag, however sweet the siren song Of reform
all
the esrs III those who baptized the newborn
political party and NTappad Iti ltssWadanng
clothes.
that the support Of myself for tho position Of
Governor aas regulate 70 constitute an AZ
| lepiant o 10 the party. On the contrary, THIS
was tho complaint urged against the re-
I FORMERS; end quoted franl me speeeh. g! q
/ Democratic party had been divided by the
| oiiicialsoi the State into Two abgoiutely div
ltinot Glasses, tie one 70 whioh be belongs,
fgst9llg A K 5 n y ss plrsss s VI .l
4 made 81 the peTgQRal politic3l acllere1lff
4 of tile powers that he.
\ What i severe aocnsRtipn II thls against 4
g p9gtioR r. ne Ps Ss og hs bd ss Dafe n
! personal STANDARD 81 GOV. NICHOLS are
packed hody, the adhertnts OF the present
Governor Of fhe Slate. Grant that rha'
4 I'D says is true, thet those who are
apDosihg Ger. Nichols are the Office.
holding class and q packed body How
j fsw then are their numbers. lhe regis
tered vote Of the State II over S9V, wv;
tile atbses appointed ~ M 49,
iTHCs NnR when NE recOlect that out q
lthss ttlnabar of Ofliee-holdeis, there are en-
sire police 5uFies III SOME PARISHES hla ID
Y esalh ane-lialf and iudgeH, apd llalces 81
tl5 peace, who have been appointed by me,
ati9 set are the aane1entS ~ gov yNleloliifi
u viii appear ridiculous that ~ order Y sc
feat this small force be has % orgall!ille :
A party, discipline II by clubs instruct y Y
! namDhiets, encourage it BIZ speeches, aIt
4 eutbuse IL oy mass meetings, rpfreeh y Eiti
yniisie What q commentary upon the intel
Il ligdnce. Of our peoplel What 2 depreeiati.2sl
u Atapdafd 0f Ulofality and virtue, ia the qpln
\ .ifn III fhe feFotinerf, among our people,
4 ISnt ali AZ these eampaiguers are Hot q
ii tlis way 81 thinking. One "a the la9al stls
MI a,n IN as III stal@ars benogra Al
II s,fTalfer number, when be, hE curly AZ JUNG
n 1856 stated 70 Cen IaetfemAll that Nlcn
oils w0nld be the eandidate q fhe oppteal
ron. aud that they would eeieat W. pay
administration il they had " use the ne
I IgFoes for that purpose. Ana thls heelan y
have been
IKE DOMINANT IDEA or GEN. NICHOLAS,
When IN the Hunt campaign he state
az the very eys II the elseslgl1 y e E'a ~
sddl1as. tint 81 wgnld ceyoper.,te wlth af
Il 1,l'l,fe 81 le5isf 10 defeat tho lilng ~
ifeshls that, considering the sinaM nlin2,e
III sbraintad white uAlipei's aniaefs ~, ~
sfae whom he elasAes VI WI aill A NV y
l{i5rInd6 in his piarsy thpse WHO are sA
,s9ifl,l and TIC best and tliiS adlf illre q
I aii ooinra and all parsiea whom ne ltiteiilfi
% summon e nis ai,ne,ss ~ Y ,eie;st 8
ties, Ard Gen Eiehpils course A.
5n5r se5ilS "a warrant the heilef that nc g'.
iiScf opinions alia c9nlgi,i.s ssgsi ~